Cold war Oklahoma / Landry Brewer ; foreword by Bob Burke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brewer, Landry, author.

Contributor:

Burke, Bob, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War.

Oklahoma--History--20th century.

Oklahoma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2019]

Summary:

Oklahoma might seem like an unexpected place for Cold War tensions to boil over, but the state played a key role in a conflict that threatened global annihilation. Altus Air Force Base served as a hub for twelve intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites; in 1964, a missile housed at the Frederick site exploded, although the nuclear warhead remained unaffected. Ordinary citizens lived under the shadow of nuclear war as well. A former OU faculty member accused of committing espionage for the Soviet Union fled the country, while a SWOSU professor dug his own fallout shelter in Weatherfordâ€"by hand. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, an emergency siren malfunction sent terrified Elk City parents scurrying to local schools to pick up their children. Landry Brewer presents a fascinating cross-section of the era, from top-level strategy to the details of daily life.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439666746

1439666741